---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits installation and sale of wheel weights containing lead or mercury; prohibits sale of new motor vehicles equipped with wheel weights containing lead or mercury."
description: "Prohibits installation and sale of wheel weights containing lead or mercury; prohibits sale of new motor vehicles equipped with wheel weights containing lead or mercury."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 261"
citation: "New Jersey A 261 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTION", "HAZ SUBSTANC", "MOTOR VEHICL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ciattarelli, Jack M.", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Kennedy, James J.", "McKeon, John F.", "Spencer, L. Grace"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfc0b727-0aab-4602-b850-2b4228012b1a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "ec8e63d14bc4d4ec007b283e0ea5cd86ff19fb19019400e2b174344d79305261"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 261 (217) — Prohibits installation and sale of wheel weights containing lead or mercury; prohibits sale of new motor vehicles equipped with wheel weights containing lead or mercury.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A0500/261_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ciattarelli, Jack M. — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, James J. — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Conaway, Herb — cosponsor (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Eustace, Tim — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-0-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3013
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.257. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfc0b727-0aab-4602-b850-2b4228012b1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).